Academies and educational reform
Subtitle: governance, leadership and strategy
By: Elizabeth L. Leo, Phil Hearne, David M. Galloway
Contributors: Hearne, Phil; Galloway, David, 1942-
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Bristol; Buffalo
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781847693167; 9781847693150; 9781847693174
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Why academies?; title: Socially divisive gimmick or political and moral imperative?; title: Opposition:  dogma or legitimate concern?; title: "It's really down to the sponsor"; title: Schools for the future : trophy buildings or learning; title: Environments?; title: Distinctive features of academies : 1. independence; title: Accountability, pressure; title: Distinctive features of academies : 2. innovation; title: A coherent policy?; title: Designed to deliver?; title: The future of academies: consolidating the beachhead?